Books that we recommend

Clicking on one of the items in this list will take you to the mesopartner bookstore at Amazon. There you will find a list of books on a specific topic that, based on our experience, are highly useful for practitioners. 

New book on Reducing Red Tape February 17, 2012

By:Shawn Cunningham and Mattia Wegmann

This book is a collaboration between Mattia Wegmann and Shawn Cunningham. It is a practical book on how local stakeholders can identify and ... more

New book on Understanding Market Failures  February 17, 2012

By:Shawn Cunningham

This is the long awaited monograph on Understanding Market Failures in an Economic Development context by Shawn Cunningham more

Mesopartner Annual Reflection 2010 July 15, 2011

Important elements of Mesopartner's reorientation in 2010 are the choice of a new strapline "connect the dots" and the introduction of ... more

Quality Infrastructure November 24, 2010

By:Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke

The Relevance of Quality Infrastructure to Promote Innovation Systems in Developing Countries more

Category: Annual Reports

mesopartner Annual Report 2009 July 22, 2010

The year 2009 was a year of sorrow and sadness for mesopartner due to the unexpected death of Jörg Meyer-Stamer. more

Category: Annual Reports

mesopartner Annual Report 2008 August 12, 2009

This Annual Report 2008 looks back on a year of change and innovation within mesopartner. more

Moderne Industriepolitik oder postmoderne Industriepolitiken? July 10, 2009

By:Dr. Jörg Meyer-Stamer

Paper in German Language on Modern Industrial Policy more

Category: Manuals

Genesis handbook April 26, 2009

Conceptual background and step-to-step instruction of the Genesis method

¿Qué es el desarrollo económico local? ¿Por qué es tan difícil? March 20, 2009

By:Jörg Meyer-Stamer

Documentos de trabajo de mesopartner no. 04 more

Genesis Brochure February 24, 2009

A brief overview of the Genesis method more

Category: Case Studies

Genesis: Case study on Amathole February 24, 2009

A report that summarises the experience with the application of Genesis for strategic LED in Amathole District Municipality, South Africa more

Category: PACA News

PACA News #16 February 24, 2009

PACA for strategic planning in Pelagonija, Macedonia more

Category: Working Papers

Addressing Red Tape at the Local Level: Options and Tools January 17, 2009

By:Doug Hindson, Jörg Meyer-Stamer, Christian Schoen, Mattia Wegmann

Addressing red tape is an important building block of a local economic development (LED) initiative. LED practitioners in many locations started to realise this some time ago, and, in a convergent process, practitioners in Business Enabling Environment (BEE) projects working at national level, have ... more